Double Feature: Two Documentaries on Hanoi (1983/2015)

In our series "Flavours of Memory: Vietnam on Screen"

Two documentaries reveal contrasting portraits of Hanoi: Trần Văn Thủy’s once-banned 1983 film explores life under socialism, while the Kleinens’ 2015 work captures the slow displacement of rural life by the capital’s relentless urban sprawl.

Hanoi Through Whose Eyes?
Film by Trần Văn Thủy, Vietnam, 1983, 45'; Language: Vietnamese; English subtitles.

The Vanishing Village
Film by John Kleinen and Lennart Kleinen, Vietnam, 2015, 24'; Language: English.

Filmstill: "The Vanishing Village"

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